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Bulgaria launches a state-controlled discount chain
While in Bulgaria, inflation reached 2.6% in 2024 (compared to 2.4% in the Eurozone), the government announced on March 20 the launch of a low-cost public food retailer, following parliamentary...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News brief
27 March 2025
After Woolworths, Hanshow is going to test its smart cart at 2 French retailers
The ESL supplier Hanshow is speeding up the marketing of its digital smart cart. Deployed in 10 Woolworths supermarkets in Australia, it will be tested at 2 French retailers in 2025.
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
26 March 2025
With live shopping, Voyages E.Leclerc has attracted 28,420 viewers in two years
E.Leclerc Voyage, the travel agency of the second largest French grocery retailer by market share (2024 turnover: €49.9 billion, excluding fuel, up by 2.6%, after a 10.3%-increase in 2023)...
25 March 2025
India: Apna Mart raises US$25 million with its hybrid model
On March 24, Apna Mart, an Indian food retailer operating both in-store and 15-minute express delivery, raised US$25 million in Series B (capital and debt), according to the Registrar of...
25 March 2025
India: Amazon and Walmart accused of violating quality control rules
After being caught in September 2024 for failing to comply with competition law, Amazon and Flipkart (a subsidiary of Walmart) are accused of violating quality control rules in India. The Indian...
24 March 2025
Inditex ends 2024 with strong growth and 26% of online sales
On March 10, the global fashion giant Inditex (owner of Zara, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, etc.) revealed a annual turnover of €38.6 billion, 26.4% of which was online, for the...
21 March 2025
Tesco grants pay rises above UK’s inflation
On March 17, British retailer Tesco signed an agreement with the USDAW union increasing the wages of stores and distribution centre staff by 5.2%, a rise above inflation (3% in January)...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News brief
21 March 2025
In a week, Klarna signs with Walmart and files IPO application at NYSE
On March 17, Klarna announced an exclusive partnership with Walmart (2024 turnover: US$681 billion, up by 5.6%) in collaboration with the OnePay app. By December, the Swedish BNPL solution will be...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News brief
21 March 2025
b.connect authentification service will be launched with a six-month delay
In France, the b.connect authentication service, an offshoot of the banking card group (Groupement des Cartes Bancaires), will finally be launched in September 2025, 6 months later than planned...
21 March 2025
In the age of generative AI, new SEO levers are becoming essential
As an increasing share of traffic switches to AI search engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, SEO teams are reviewing their practices and organisation to increase visibility...
21 March 2025
In 2024, which retailers have the best scores on the professional equality index?
In 2024, 1,812 online and omnichannel retailers with more than 50 staff reported their score on the professional gender equality index to the French Ministry of Labour. mind Retail analysed the...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
20 March 2025
U.S. shoppers, nervous about Trump’s policies, are cutting back on non-essential purchases
On March 17, 2025, the Department of Commerce published the retail sales figures for the U.S.A. In February, these increased moderately by 0.2% in a month, below the forecast of a rise of 0.6%...
19 March 2025
U.S.A.: Forever 21 files for bankruptcy, with debts of US$1.58 billion
On March 17, 2025, Forever 21 (2021 turnover US$2 billion, last available financial data) filed for bankruptcy in a Delaware court. This includes 354 stores in the USA, the brand licence and U.S...
18 March 2025
With a 9% increase in turnover, Mercadona has strengthened its margin in 2024
On March 13, Mercadona, Spain‘s largest grocery retailer (1,674 stores in Spain and Portugal, 110,000 employees) reported gross sales of €38.84 billion, up by 9%, after a 15% increase...
18 March 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] With Najar’s technology, Chronodrive reduces SaaS subscription budget
Faced with the inflation of technological costs, Najar supports retailers in optimising their SaaS subscriptions. Exclusively for mind Retail, Chronodrive shared the results of a partnership with...
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- Retail tech
18 March 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] But adopts Klark’s AI to optimise customer relations
Home equipment retailer But has adopted the Klark platform to streamline the customer relations processes, mind Retail learned at 1-to-1 conference in Monaco. After a POC phase, the retailer moved...
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- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
18 March 2025
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Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
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29 October 2026
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
- Retail
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- Retail tech
15 October 2026
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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US retailers divided over the rise of autonomous shopping agents
In the US, Gap, Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon and eBay are taking very different approaches to agentic commerce. While TV shopping giants QVC and HSN see these new intermediaries as an opportunity to...
- Retail
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21 October 2026